People
Our organisation is led by our Core Strategy Group chaired by Carol Roberts, and a broader group of industry influencers, the Advocates.
CORE STRATEGY GROUP
GRAEME CHISHOLM CBCRS
JO DAVIS LOCKE LORD
FOUNDER ANDREW DENTON ALFA
JOHN HOOPER INDEPENDENT
NATHAN MOLLET METRO BANK
MIKE RANDALL SIMPLY ASSET FINANCE
CHAIR CAROL ROBERTS INDEPENDENT
ADVOCATES
PATRON JONATHAN ANDREW INDEPENDENT
IAN ISAAC RBS
GAVIN WRAITH-CARTER HITACHI CAPITAL BUSINESS FINANCE
FELLOWS
The Leasing Foundation Fellowship, a community of exceptional business finance professionals, work with us on our programmes. Fellowship is open to anyone, at any point in their career, who is willing to challenge current thinking and be an active advocate for the industry.
If you are interested in joining our community of over 150 Fellows from across the industry please email hello@leasingfoundation.org
LEADERSHIP
The Leasing Foundation Future Leaders is a programme of leadership development that identifies, nurtures and supports a network of exceptional people who are the future leaders of the industry. The programme is centred on authentic, relevant personal development and reflection.
This unique programme represents a cost-effective way to build your organisation’s leadership competencies at a fraction of the cost of traditional leadership development training.
PETER ALDERSON, WHITE OAK UK
“Future Leaders provides invaluable insight into many of the largest leasing businesses in Europe, and the opportunity to network with fellow cohort members and some of the top professionals in the industry is what really sets the course apart. As it is run by the industry, for the industry, I have felt from the outset that the senior figures taking part in the project take an interest in those who are involved and I have made some fantastic connections which I hope to maintain over my career.”
MATT WILLIAMS, CLOSE BROTHERS
Visit the Future Leaders site
Future Leaders
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our Diversity and inclusion initiative, encompassing sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, mental health, disability and age, helps companies in the asset finance industry to understand the business benefits of building inclusive leadership, management, organisations and teams and will help them embed inclusion and diversity into hiring, performance management, succession management, leadership development and learning.
The programme is led by Carol Roberts (Bibby Leasing), Jo Davis (Locke Lord) and Emma Thomas (Siemens Financial Services), working with diversity champions from across the industry.
In 2018, the Diversity and inclusion initiative will launch a research programme to understand diversity and inclusion in business finance organisations. The aim is to identify barriers and opportunities, uncover best practices and pinpoint interventions that work. The research is sponsored by Aldermore, Hitachi Capital Business Finance, White Oak UK, Locke Lord LLP and The Leasing Foundation.
You can lean more about the programme at
Diversity and Inclusion research programme 2018
To participate or learn more, contact Carol Roberts Foundation Chair
YOUNG BUSINESS FINANCE PROFESSIONALS
Young Business Finance Professionals is a network for high-calibre young business finance professionals.
The network holds events throughout the UK, and recently held an event in London attended by 90 young professionals.
The aim is to help expand the personal networks of young professionals, to talk about career aspirations and challenges in a relaxed setting and to meet Fellows from the Leasing Foundation. The network is developing a Young Business Finance Professionals LinkedIn group which will include profiles of young movers and shakers and established industry leaders.
“Young Business Finance professionals is a great way to meet people especially when you are new to the industry. The networking opportunities that the events provide are great and can’t be found in the industry conferences or elsewhere. I’d recommend anyone who wants to make contacts and learn about the industry to come along.”
NATHAN MOLLET, METRO BANK
Membership is free.
INNOVATION INITIATIVE
The Innovation Initiative aims to:
– Simulate innovative solutions that address generic service problems
– Inspire new thinking about the benefits of new technologies
– Explore new tools that address common industry challenges
– Encourage collaboration and co-creation
The initiative will host a series of breakfast debates that focus on key issues in technology and customer experience, help delegates become aware of the ever-expanding fintech landscape and explore how new technologies will transform the industry. These debates will be supported by a working group of key professionals from across the industry.
We invite you to join the Innovation Initiative LinkedIn group
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